Driving in the South and Heraklion

This morning we had delicious Greek yogurt with thyme honey and left Agios Nikolaos to do another Mr Rutaki drive towards the south coast of Crete. A special mention goes to all the Greek yogurts in Greece. Even the most standard looking ones with 2% fat are the smoothest and creamiest tasting ever. We drove through some more mountain villages and olive groves and listened to mostly the same type of information with occasional new highlights. We started to get a bit saturated with Mr Rutaki and were glad that it was our last drive with him. The scenery though was stunning - the south is more covered with forests, and the limestone peaks which made it look like a much smaller version of Meteora. Even complete with a few chapels on top of the limestone peaks. After we finished the drive on the south coast, we drove 1.5 hrs back to Heraklion. Igor had to work in the afternoon, while I went for a nice long late lunch/early dinner at an amazing restaurant Peskesi and had the most delicious lamb I ever had on top of rice that was cooked in lamb juices. Even forgot to take a picture! Afterwards I did one last Mr Rutaki walking tour of Heraklion. I walked around the beautiful harbor and the Venetian center with some imposing Italian looking building and fountains. I saw some more beautiful churches and then walked back to the hotel.Read more